The Dillon tribune., 1887-12-16
CURRENT NEWS NOTES.

Lake copper was quoted, yesterday, at
1850 IA 1775c.
Mrs. John Jacob As,or died in New
ork on the 18th inst.
Nj. llcrteinstenner, has been elected
President of Switzerland, and NJ. Hammer
Wee President.
Terrence V. Powderly is in a very criti.
cal condition. He had another hemor-
rage yesterday.
Havana dispatch: The cigarmakers'
strike has ended and work will be resumed
in all the factories.
a bill has been introduced in the Senate.
to license railway conductors engaged in
er.state commerce.
Voolfolk, the Macon, Georgia man,
who 'nardered nine OF his family, has been
sentenced to hang on Feb. 10th.
DIR. Mackenzie, OF London, started on
the l.tl for Germany to make another ex,
animation G.! German Crown Princes
throat.
Aubertine, the man who shot Perry.
was before the Judge in Paris on the l.4th,
and showed signs Of lunacy. The exam.
ination was postponed.
Governor Bcdwcl, OF Maine, died at
his home in Holowe!l, yesterday S. S.
Marble, president OF. the Senate, is now
chiet magistrate Of the State
Louisville dispatch: The committees
appointed by the last General Assemblies
OF the Northern and Southern Presbyter.
ian Churches met Wednesday to take steps
looki',s~, to the union Of the two bodies
The L.'anch home for disabled volunteer
soldiers provided for by Congress, to be
established Oh the Pacific coast, has been
located at Santa Monica, Cal, fourteen
miles from Los Angeles on the ocean side.
New York dispatch: The human freight
of the National Italian Line steamship,
"Chandernagor,' consisting of 1928 men,
WOMEN and children, picked up at Italian
ports, was landed at Castle Garden,
Wednesday.
New York dispatch, 1lth: General
Thomas Kirby Smith, Of Philadelphia, a
distinguished soldier in the war of the re
bellion, lied here to day, aged 81 years
He was chief Of General Grants staff Il,
the close ofthe war.
Paris dispatch: The court of arraign.
ment has pronounced that no case has been
established against NJ. Wilson, NJ. Grevy's
son -in.law, in connection with th, decora.
tion scandal. The charges against him
therefore, have been dropped.
Vienna dispatch: Another military con.
ference was held on the 18th, the Emperor
presiding. The decisions OF the first con.
ference were discussed in detail. Eleven
engineer officers vii! start for Galicia in.
n,ed,tcly to examine the for,rcssse> rail.
way bridges, etc
The Tortilita Gold and Silver Mining
Company has brought suit against James
Gordon Bennett, of the New York X.,uM
for an alleged libel, claiming $500, ,ooc
damages. The company's mines are in
Arizona, aud it has officers in n Y. city
1t was capitilized at Sl,ooo,ooo, divided
into 100000 shares, which. were extensive
ly advertised and sold.
London dispatch: The American lIu:
in London gave Il banquet Wednesday
evening to United State Minister Phelps
Sir Edward Thornton, formerly British
Minister at Washington, presided. Mr.
Phelps, in responding to a toast ollltced by
Prof Tindaii, expressed fctyid hopes for
the prosperity OF the club. Many Amcri
can residents proni ,cn. in social and iinan
cial c,,c'c>, were present,
pniiAue:pE1 d;~ ;~patch, 9Th: Information,
was received Yesterday mornin, 1T the
Knights Of Labor headquarters to the ct.
feet tha, Powicrly has bccn stricken with
severe hcnorrl1a1c Of tl9c lungs Il, his
home in Scranton. nuMGerl" was to la, Z
left his home early yesterday forenoon,
but the sudden attack which came upol,
him almost completely nrostratcd him
a;,d rendered the trip TO this city out o, The
question. powC.crl, has hitherto been
troubled with weakness Of the lungs.
Senator Vest on Non.'a,. offered in ;}.c
Senate t Ill! to place the entire I'cu3u
500. purf within tho Territory OF Wv9r:l-
Ing, and to effect numerous changes in IL,
administration, Including IA: c.upln*n1s:l.,
by the military superintendent Of th,tr
guides, at 4 >a.ar. OF 5000 each: ,hc laws
OF both Montana and Wyoming shall be